Asthma Support Group

Asthma is a disease of the human respiratory system where the airways narrow, often in response to a "trigger" such as exposure to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress. This airway narrowing causes symptoms such as wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing, which respond to bronchodilators.

This is my interpreataion rona.... I think ti is referring to the strucutral damage whihc is done when the patient becomes obese and the strain on the heart. The more fat is not only present on the hips and tummy etc. When someone is obese their organs become surrounded in aft. This will put pressure on the airwayst making them constrict due to the weight covering them. This is the same problem with the heart. The heart has to work harder to pump the blood round the body because of the fat content in the body. It is a vicious circle as when we get over weight it puts more strain on the heart. When the heart ahs to work harder this makes it harder for the lungs to work as well. The meds we need to make the lungs work better often have side effcets whihc make us put on weight. It s a very visious circle.

NeeNer... the asthma meds probably wont ahve made you fat overweight. This is a common misconception. The weight gain is not actually fat alot of the time. But it is fluid retention. The steriods that we need to make our chest better cause us to retain fluid and fluid is very heavy which cause the weight to creep up and up.

The article is saying the type of asthma assocaited with obesity is a different genotype, separating it from other types of asthma.

NeeNe, consult your doctor/pulmonologist for correct information on steroids and their side effects including weight gain. Long-term use of steroids have different effects/results than short-term use. A medical professional will be able to explain this to you.

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